Textile finishing machine



. Oct. 20, 1936, w. TAYLOR TEXTILE FINISHING MACHINE Filed March 4, 1955 s sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR. Mi /fare 7a" y/or ATTORNEYS.

BY flaw WW4 Oct. 20, 1936.

. Filed March 4, 1955 w. TAYLOR 2,058,369

TEXTILE FINISHING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR.

BY WM A TTORNEYS.

act. 20, 1936. W \TAY] OR 2,058,369 I TEXTILE FI NIS-HING MACHINE Filed March 4, 1935 5 Sheets- Sheet s INVENTOR. hfi'l/mae fay/kw ATTORNEYS.

Oct. 20, 1936. w. TAYLOR 2,058,369

TEXTILE FINISHING MACHINE Filed March'4, 1955 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Oct. 20, 1936.

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Patented oeezo, 193s A ENT' oFFlc messes I 'rsx'rlm moms- Wsllaco 'llsylor, Pswtuohet, 5., or to The 'Eextlle-Flnlshlng cry @ompuny, a corrstlon of he island Applicetlon eh l, N35, Serial No. 9,198

This invention relates to e textlleflnlshlng mechlne, more psrtlculerly for stsrching or web oi textile fabric; and has for one of its objects the provision or? o single machine which will be cspeble oi use iorthe ususl process 02 stsrcluug or alternatively for use for stsrching from one side only, coonly celled beclr fillies.

Another object of the invention is the provision of fabric guides upon opposite sides of the new chine, one of which set oiguldes y housed where ordinary sterchlng is employed, end the other set of guides on the other side of the mo chine used where beck fllllngls employed, the arrangement bolus such that each set of guides is eutlrely independent end each so located as not to interfere wlth the other when in use,

Another object or? the invention is the provision of difiereut driving means tor the rolls for horn filing the web material which utilize some parts mg common to both drives to combine the structure of e single mschlue'for the two purpoms.

Another object of the invention is the utilize tlon of the ports of one machine for two difierent purposes which were ordinsrlly duplicsted in separate machines.

Another object of the invention is the simplification of the machine by causing the sgitstor end the oscillating doctor blade to-be operated from s. single and of the chine by e coon means;

Another object of the lnventlon is the saving of ,floor space in smlll by the utilisation of one unit Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating tlieoperat- 7 ing parts of the machine and the guiding of the 3 work therethrough for back filling;

Fla. 4 is a sectional view similar to Figure 3, lllustratlng the upper guide rollfor the work as lowered into operating position and the fabric as passing through the machine for starchlng fromboth sides; v

Fig. 51: an elevation of a part of the machine, illustrating the drive for the arrangement shown in Figure 4 and omitting many of the parts shown in Figure 1 for the sclce of cleamess of this drive; 7mg. 8 is a fragme tal view looking at the ma- ,a guide roll 20a.

chine from the e position as 'Ele 3. end brlugingout in greater detail the mounting and operation of the oscillating doctor blade.

Heretofore in certain cloth finishing operations e starch mangle has been used for the full sterch- 6 ing of the fabric,. this machine being e single unit by itself. When beck filling instead of full sterohlng is desired for the fabric o sepsrete ma,- chine for this purpose sometimes called 2. Toy Dodo" mangle hos been used, each separate row 10 chine always performing its ownfunction end never capable of being utilized by reason of its different construction for the function of the. other; and in order that floor space may be seveol end ports used for both operations, I have prolo vided s machine in which both of these opentlous may be accomplished by the simple setting of the machine to sdept it for either purpose; end

the following is a. more detailed descrlptiouof the present emboent of this invention, illustretlug the preferred means by which these odventegeous results may be accomplished:-

Wlth reference to the drawings, I have provided standards so and H suitably connected together as at E2 and each of which standards is of a, generolly similar construction. As shown in Figure 1 each standard consists of a. base portion 83 end an upright portion H, which upright is provided with an opening l5 the edges 88 of which to e slldewoy at its opposite sides.

At the base of the standards l8 and l l s bracket ll is suitably mounted which supports the end frame 88 of or tank l9 which contains the tr'eatlng liquor 26.

Bearings 2i are'flxedln the standard it and H which support a shaft 22 extending from the bearing in standard Ito and through the heat ing in the other standard H and upon which between the standards there is mounted a. worklmmerslng roll 21 whllethe shaft beyond'the last said bearing is driven, as later explained. The level of the treating liquor is kept just above the axis of the treating roll 23. thus about one-half of the roll is immersed in the treating liquor and the other half is out of the treating liquor. 45

At a point above the liquor tank, bearings 24 are slidably supported by means of cross-head 7 members 2! in the slideways II. These bearings support a shaft 28 upon which there isspllned This shaft 28 also extends 50 beyond the standard II to be suitably driven, as will hereinafter be explained.

Above the bcarlngsil, bearings 2,1 are-slidably mounted in the standards similarly to bearings 24, which bearings rotatably support a shaft 28 55 upon which there is mounted a roll 29. The cross-head member 25 is provided with openings in lugs 30, while a cross-head member 3| supports the bearing 21 and is provided with similar openings. These openings are vertically aligned to slidably receive rods 32 which are provided with abutment means, in the form of a nut 33 and check nut 34, at either endproviding a length between the abutments greater than the distance between the centers of the rolls 26a and 29 and providing a structure such that when the bearing 21 is lifted, it will after an initial movement, in turn lift the bearings24 through the rods 32.

Above the bearing 21 there is a sliding crosshead 35 having similar openings and which is connected to the member 3| by rods 38 in the same manner that themember 3| is connected to the member 25 by the rod 32. This member 35 may rest upon the upper edge of the bearing 21 and has attached thereto a threaded shaft.31'which is provided with a nut 38, supported at the upper end of the machine upon a pivoted lever 39 pivoted as at 40. The threaded shaft 31 is provided with a hand wheel 4| at its upper end so that upon turning the same the member 35 will be drawn upwardly and will in turn draw up the member 3| and the member 30 to lift the rolls vertically of the machine.

When the rolls are lowered to the position shown in Figure 4, pressure is applied on the upper bearings 21 and in turn upon the bearings 24 by a thrust being transmitted through the threaded shaft 31. A lever 39 is pivoted at 40 and pulled downwardly, through the rod 43 which connects the free end of lever 39 and the lever 44 which is pivoted as at 45 and weighted as at 46 at its end 41. These weights 48 can be adjusted to apply the desired amount of pressure upon the rolls. This arrangement, of course, is provided on each of the standards, and the weights will in ordinary use be alike on both sides of the machine.

Assuming this machine is tobe used for back filling, the web of work or material designated 50 will be led from suitable source of supply downwardlyv about the guide roll thence beneath the tank of treating liquor about the guide roll 62 upwardly and about the guide roll 53 and thence through a Mycock expander 54 of usual and known construction supported from the base of the standard by a post 55, thence across the scrimp rail 58 to contact with the roll or cyiinder 23 at a point above the liquid level 51. The work is held tight about the cylinder as it is passed through the starch or treating solution so that the starch enters the web only from one side which is generally termed back filling. The work then is guided about the roller 58 suitably supported in bearings 59 on both standard l0 and H and then upwardly or to some suitable location to be again packaged or otherwise treated.

The solution is agitated by a suitable agitator or drum with fins 59 thereon located adjacent the bottom of the tank and driven as will be explained.

A bearing 80 is mounted upon standard l0 which rotatably supports the power shaft 8| through which power is derived for operating the machine. Upon this shaft there is provided a pulley 32' which drives the expandible pulley 83 through a suitable belt 64. This pulley 63 is'keyed to .shaft 65 rotatably mounted in the bearings 88 on the standard l0 and a bearing 81supported by the legs 68. Upon this shaft there is secured a gear 89 which'meshes with a gear slidably supported in the slot 1| in, a bracket 12, which gear 10 also meshes with a gear 13 on the end of shaft 22 for rotating the roll 23 which is partially immersed in the treatingliquor bath.

Upon the 'shaft .22,-there is also provided a sprocket gear 14 over'which a sprocket chain is trained also engaging sprocket gear 16 on the agitator shaft and sprocket gears 11 and 18 for driving the doctor blades to be described. A roll I 01 mounted upon an arm I08 is pivoted on the frame It as at i 09 and is moved to engage the sprocket chain 15'to take up any slack which may occur in the same, itbeing apparent that the doctor blade and the agitator are driven from a common means and at one endof the machine, thereby simplifying the construction of operation of these parts materially.

There are two doctor blades designated 80 and 8|. Both of these are reciprocated axially of the roll 23. Each is mounted in the upright standards l0 and II. There is provideda carriage 82 vertically adjustable on the gibs 83. On this carriage 82 there is a slide 84 which is horizontally adjustable on the track 85. Each of the doctor blades is mounted in a holder 88 which is provided with pins 81 at either end, which pins lodge in the U-shaped bearing 88 fixed on the slide 84, while at a point half-way between the ends or centrally of the holder 86, there is provided an eye 89 to which an arm 90 is connected. This arm at its other end is connected to the crank pin 9| secured to the worm wheel '92 which meshes with the worm 93 secured to shaft 94 driven by a sprocket wheel 11 or 18. The position of the doctor blade is adjusted vertically through the threaded shaft 95 extending through the threaded boss 96, while itis adjusted horizontally by the threaded shaft 91 operated bya hand wheel 98 through the threaded bearing 99 on the carriage 82. 1

If it be desired that the machine be used for the starching operation from both sides of the web, a different drive is had. In this case, the work now designated IN is led over the guide pulley m2 into the bath then in contact with the roll 23 for about a quarter of its surface, then .about the roll 28a and roll 29 now both lowered so that roll 28a. is in pressing relation with roll 23, as shown in Figure 4, and thence outwardly as at I03, to some suitable packaging means. When the machine is put to this use, the gear 10 which (heretofore drove the gear 13 and the roll 23, is now slid outof mesh with gear 13 by moving its bearing along the slotted rortion of the bracket 1|, which at the same time moves this gear out of mesh with gear 69. When the roll 28a is moved downwardly, a gear |04 on the end of shaft 26 moves into mesh with gear I05 keyed to the power shaft 8| so that now the power shaft drives the smaller roller 26a which in turn frictionally drives the rollers 23 and 29 below and above it through contact with the cloth, and the lower roll 23 by reason of being driven will, of course, continue to drive the agitator and the doctor blade, although as pressure is applied in this use of the machine to the rolls, any excess starch is ,freed from the work as it interweaves or passes between the rolls so as to drain back into the bath.

It will, of course, be apparent a single unit occupying the space of but a single machine is now 'provided which can be readily arranged through 'very convenient means to operate either as a direct starching machine or as a back filling machine by a simple rearrangement of its operating parts.

The foregoing description is directed solely to wards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I 'reservethe privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a fabric treating machine, a bath of treating liquor, a work conducting roll partially immersed in said bath, a doctor blade adjacent the upper portion of said work conducting 'roll, means to oscillate said blade, means to agitate the treating liquor, and means ior driving said oscillating and agitating means at the same end of the machine.

2. In a fabric treating machine, a bath of me- I upper portion of said work conducting roll, means to oscillate said blade, means to agitate the treating liquor, and a common means for driving said oscillating and agitating means.

3. In a fabric treating machine, a bath of treating liquor, a, work conducting roll partially immersed in said bath, a doctor blade adjacent the upper portion of said work conducting roll, means to oscillate said blade, means to agitate the treating liquor, and a common means for driving said oscillating and agitating means from said conducting roll.

WALLACE TAYLOR. 

